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 Items tagged: New BrunswickItems Found: 13NB Reveals Long-Term Wetlands StrategyFebruary 14, 2012 - 10:10 am New Brunswick's provincial government has released a long-term wetland management strategy (pdf) and will implement it in phases to allow for the implementation of operational, land use, financial considerations, and public education. "Our strategy is based on the comments received from stakeholders... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News N.B. Partners with ACAP for Wetland InventoryJanuary 18, 2011 - 9:41 pm As part of its goal to develop guidelines for wetland protection, New Brunswick's provincial government will partner with the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) of Saint John to establish a Wetland Restoration Inventory for the Greater Saint John region, announced Environment Minister Margaret-Ann... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News N.B. Developing Guidelines to Improve Wetlands ProtectionDecember 13, 2010 - 8:44 am New Brunswick's government is developing operational guidelines as part of its wetland conservation policy to achieve effective and consistent wetlands protection. Environment Minister Margaret-Ann Blaney made the announcement last week. The guidelines, to be released in the new year, are intended... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News $1.3M for Miramichi Wastewater InfrastructureSeptember 9, 2009 - 10:03 am The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are each investing over $1.3 million towards the costs of improving local wastewater infrastructure. The City of Miramichi is contributing the balance of the $4.2 million total project costs. The project involves replacing approximately 1,500 meters of water... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News $5M for Fredericton UpgradesSeptember 1, 2009 - 7:47 am The federal and New Brunswick governments are joining the City of Fredericton in investing $5 million to upgrade the city's main wastewater treatment plant. The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are each investing more than $1.6 million toward the total eligible cost of the project. The City of... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Nackawic Water, Wastewater StudyAugust 20, 2009 - 9:29 am The federal and provincial governments are joining the Town of Nackawic, New Brunswick in investing a total of $41,535 to study how to improve water and wastewater systems in the community. Each level of government is investing $13,845. The funding will help create computer software to model Nackawic's... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News $16M for N.B. Water InfrastructureAugust 17, 2009 - 11:26 am More stimulus funding announcements today. Improvements to Saint John, New Brunswick’s water infrastructure were part of MP Rodney Weston’s “Four in Four” priorities, he said. “It has been the city's number one priority and it has been my priority ever since I was elected last October." Six... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News $2.3M for Madawaska UpgradesAugust 7, 2009 - 8:12 am Residents of three Madawaska County, New Brunswick communities will see nearly $2.3 million in drinking water and wastewater collection systems upgrades. Saint-Léonard will use more than $1 million in federal and provincial funding to install a new filtration plant to remove iron, manganese and... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Playground LessonsMarch 20, 2009 - 1:21 pm In some elementary schools, there's a firm rule about littering. If you're caught doing it, you have to spend the next recess picking up garbage in the schoolyard. It's an unglamorous means of teaching kids that their choices have consequences, but it drives the point home. Looks like this basic principle... Categories: Blog N.B. Investing $1.5M in WetlandsMarch 13, 2009 - 7:08 am The New Brunswick government will contribute $1.5 million to a new fund dedicated to maintaining the province's wetlands, Premier Shawn Graham announced yesterday. The Wetlands Sustainability Fund will enable Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to carry out ongoing maintenance of infrastructure on wetlands... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News |
